Celebrity Cruises cancelled the June 2 departure of the Celebrity Xpedition in the Galapagos due to a dispute over the transport of frozen lobster. The line said it hopes to resolve the situation in time to operate the June 9 cruise.

The Las Verandas Hotel and Villas on the island of Roatan off the coast of Honduras, which had a soft opening this spring, is expected to add five villas offering 36 rooms and suites in July. The resort currently has six villas offering 12 rooms.

The 95th session of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Executive Council, meeting in Belgrade, unanimously recommended Taleb Rifai as a nominee for the post of Secretary-General for the four-year-period starting January 2014.

Aruba's ideal location outside the hurricane belt makes hurricane guarantees a rarity among the hotels and resorts there. History shows, however, that the island is not completely immune to the summer storms. As recently as 2004, Hurricane Ivan skirted within a few miles of Aruba's eastern shore, bringing flooding, minor damage and beach erosion.

Las Vegas Casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp. has chosen Madrid for a multi-billion dollar gambling resort project which has been dubbed “EuroVegas” and will be Europe’s biggest casino and conference center. The latest plans for this exciting project were revealed by the company’s chairman and chief executive officer Sheldon Adelson.